The Portland daily press., 1887-08-23
THE CITY oFFAL.
Special Meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Alderman.
mr.. Taylor Resigns and Messrs.
Fletcher and CroweII are
Appointed

The adjourned meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, in reference to Mr..
Iaylor's contract for the removal of house
ofial, was held at 8 p m. yesterday, Chair
man w. M. Marks presiding in the absence
of the Mayor.
THE oFFAL QUESTION
Mr.. Burgess, secretary of the Board of
Health, was asked for report on the pres
ent condition of affairs. The secretary said
that Mr.. Saynard had been put on as inspec-
tor OF the work, and he found that while Mr..
Taylor had followed up his teams and evil
IDENTIFY tried to do his best, that whole streets
and even sections of the city, were not visit
ed at all, and some not at all since the con-
tract had been signed, the householders get
ting rid of their house offal as best they
could. He was prepared to read a detailed
report, but did not believe it would be neces-
sary since Mr.. Taylor was prepared to give
up the contract in favor of parties, who,
there was good reason to believe, were COM
petent to carry it out
The chairman then read the following pa
per:
ordered, That Joshua l.. Taylor be notified ly
the City Clerk that, by reason of his failure to
perform his contract with the city, dated the 3Oth
day of April 1887 for the removal of house and
hsh o1a the city has bees released from all liza
bity under said contract, and hereby expresses
its option to terminate the same.
PORTLAND, Aug. %, 1887.
The City OF Portland is hereby discharged from
al liability TO me by reason of its contract with
me, dated May LIST, 1887, for the collection of the
city ofa for the year ending May LIST, 1888.
j. l.. TAYLOR.
The City of Portland having exercised its right
to terminate the contract of Joshua L. Taylor for
hah OFF al Aafad Axa.l
3Oth, 1907, by reason of the failure of said Tay-
or TO perform his said contract and the said Tay-
Tor having released all right and claim against
the said city under said contract
Ordered That Edward Fletcher and Eeazer A.
Crowell, both of Cape Elizabeth be allowed to
collect the house and fish offal in the city during
the uneXpired term Of said contract upon the
same terms as those specified in the contract
with the said Joshua L. Taylor, upon their giving
security satisfactory TO the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen IN the sum of $1,000, that they will
promptly and faithfully perform all the require
ments contained IN the said contract between the
said Taylor and the said city, and comply with all
the rules and regulations of the Board Of Health
relating thereto
The above papers were accepted and the
orders passed after some discussion.
Messrs. Smith and Briggs thought some-
thing out to be done about the store offal,
but as the new contractors, who take the
contract off Mr.. Taylor's hands, wanted
$40O for the rest of the contract term for do
ing so, no action was taken by the Board.
The bonds of Messrs. Fletcher and Crow
ell will be made satisfactory to the Board of
Health.
All complaints for non-removal of offal
will, in the future, be left with George STAN
wood & Co., No. 261 Commercial street.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
An order was passed permitting Mr..
Rhoda L. Pickering to remove tree, pro-
vided she bears the expense of the removal
by the City Forester, and the relaying of the
street by the Street Commissioner
The sewer assessment of Charles Gould,
amounting TO SIG, was ordered abated.
Thirty-six hours more were granted Mr..
II. N. Jose to obstruct travel on Exchange
street,